Brandon Groveman, 18, traveled from the Los Angeles area to Asheville to spend a week with the Global Village project repairing and building homes with Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity.

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Barbara Blake

Here's one you probably haven't heard lately: an 18-year-old who decided he needed to spend a week building homes for people in need because he's been "too blessed."

That's right. Brandon Groveman, son of a prominent environmental attorney in Los Angeles, flew from California to Asheville this week to join nine other volunteers with Global Village, a Habitat for Humanity International project, doing home repairs and home-building with Asheville Area Habitat.

"I'm starting college (University of California at Santa Barbara) in January, and I thought I'd take off and see what lessons I ...